The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, on which many states' spousal support statutes are based, recommends that courts consider the following factors in making decisions about alimony awards: 1  The age, physical condition, emotional state, and financial condition of the former spouses;
This value is expressed in hours and represents the number of hours before the lamp is at half its original brightness. The expected life of a lamp will vary based on the lamp technology and the projector; however, most projectors offer about 2000 hours. The lamp's success rate is based on a bell curve, so that a majority of (but not all) lamps will meet the lamp life hours specified.
Tanning bed bulbs and lamps should be replaced when they have been used to 80 percent of their expected life cycle, and typically hit this mark about one year after they have been installed. Low-pressure lamps have a life cycle of 300 to 1,700 hours, while high-pressure bulbs last 300 to 9,500 hours.